BIT is the mandatory pre-requisite for initial NRA Certified Instructor training. To be certified as an NRA Instructor, students must complete this 6-hour course that teaches material common to all NRA courses. This course does not certify the instructor candidate to teach any NRA course. Additional discipline-specific instructor training is required to certify instructor candidates to teach specific courses.

After you successfully complete NRA BIT and score at least 90% on the Trainers Exam, you should be ready for whichever discipline-specific instructor training class offered (Rifle, Shotgun, Pistol). You will demonstrate your qualifications through the Pre-Course Qualification tests associated with the specific discipline.

For current NRA Instructors adding a rating, you may be required to attend another BIT Course if you have not completed that course within the previous 2 years.

Instructor Classifications:

Certified instructor: 21 years of age or older

Assistant instructor: 18 years of age or older (allows youth to assist Certified Shotgun Instructors)

Apprentice instructor: 13-17 years of age (allows youth to assist Certified Shotgun Instructors)

Note: This certification is required for registered Boy Scout Leaders to run a Boy Scout Shotgun Range